Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio on Mel Brooks, Summer Movie Preview, and Debating the Controversial 'Blue Film'

About this episode

Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio discuss their documentary on Mel Brooks and the summer movie landscape, while also addressing the controversy surrounding 'Blue Film'.

Anne and Ryan are joined this week by the co-directors of the new documentary "Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man." Apatow and Bonfiglio share their personal histories with Brooks and his films, and reveal the challenges of explaining comedic genius on film. But first our hosts share their most anticipated summer movies, and wade into the controversy surrounding the new fetish focused "Blue Film." Read our full review of "Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man" - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/mel-brooks-documentary-review-the-99-year-old-man-hbo-1235174062/ Read our review of "Blue Film" - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/blue-film-review-1235155912/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Anne, Ryan

Guests: Judd Apatow, Michael Bonfiglio

Topics covered

• Mel Brooks
• summer movie preview
• comedy
• documentary
• film controversy

Keywords

• Mel Brooks
• documentary
• summer movies
• Blue Film
• comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man, Blue Film

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